Writing research : transforming data into text / edited by Judith Clare, Helen Hamilton ; foreword by Patricia E. Stevens.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1: Framing the writing task:- 1. The shape and form of research writing--2. Writing a PhD thesis--3. The nature of research writing--4. Purpose, planning and presentation--Section 2: Linking the data and text:- 5. Feminist approaches--6. Interpretive research: weaving a phenomenological text--7. Life history: the integrity of her voice--8. Writing critical research--9. Postmodern and poststructuralist approaches--10. Positivist-analytic approach to research--Section 3: Contextual Considerations:- 11. Key relationships for writers--12. Ties that bind: ethical and legal issues for writers.

Giving concrete guidelines about the manner and content of writing expected on each section of a research document, this text then moves on to how one can structure the writing of a qualitative PhD thesis or dissertation. It also coaches readers through the process of writing for publication.